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Overall4.7Out of 5

Hi rod extraordinaire,

By Nickelectro | on Monday, May 13, 2019

5.0

I bought this car because I’m trying to be a better consumer by using less gas and polluting the air less. Owning a hybrid forces a driver to relearn how to drive. If you accelerate on a hill, this car has plenty of power to allow you to do that, but your gas mileage will not be as great. I bought the Touring model, and at first I was getting around 43 mpg, below the rated 47-51. But a slight adjustment in my driving style has allowed me to improve to an average of 52 mpg. And on some trips I’m getting even better mileage. And the Touring has all the bells and whistles that are usually missing in other hybrids. It is fun to drive, handles corners with stability, and has a ton of safety features. If I use them all, I can literally remove my hands from the steering wheel and the car stays perfectly in the center of the lane. Just a great car.…

Great Vehicle!

By TOMVON | on Tuesday, June 11, 2019

5.0

I drove one of the early Insight models years ago while in Hawaii and I thought it was great, this one is even better! The only thing I would have added was a heads-up display. Other than that, I am very happy with my 2019 Insight. Love the interior, enjoy the tech, plenty of room. My wife bought the Clarity on the same day and when we need to transport the three boys (10, 13, 15), we tend to use her car. However, we can all still fit in the Insight for short jaunts.
I will say, the estimated mileage numbers may be a bit off...As hard as I try at hypermiling, I have yet to see 55 mpg city. I did hit 53 mpg on one tank of gas, but I average around 52 mpg city.…

Reliable, Efficient, Stylish - Overall Good Buy

By AG | on Saturday, January 12, 2019

5.0

Bought the EX trim (would recommend this or Touring over LX) with black exterior and mocha/black interior. This vehicle offers the great fuel efficiency of a hybrid while offering a more stylish option to stereotypical looking hybrids, all with the reliability associated with a Honda automobile. Have had this car for about 6 months now with around 7,500 miles and on average it gets 44-45 mpg. When on lower speed highways, the car can get in the 50s mpg, but at speeds over 70 mph the fuel economy tends to drop into the low 40s. Power is good as compared to other hybrids, but can somewhat struggle in more hilly/mountainous regions due to it only having a 4 cylinder engine.
Have never had a car with this much technology in it before, with features such as Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keeping Assist System being useful for a more relaxed drive, especially on long trips or when driving while tired. CarPlay is also nice to use by using your phone to display navigation on the center console display panel and playing audio through the car's stereo system. Have had a couple instances where CarPlay randomly turned off and then back on, and with the Adaptive Cruise Control briefly slowing down because it thought that a car was in front of me when it actually was up ahead in the next lane over, but overall these features work very well the vast majority of the time and could potentially get ironed out with future software updates. The only other issue that has really been noticed is an occasional rattling noise coming from the glove box, but that is more of a minor annoyance rather than being a true functional issue.
While the car is a smaller midsize car, it still offers good passenger space up front with the second row being fairly spacious as well, especially in comparison to the Honda Civic. The trunk space was as well fairly spacious and designed very nicely with no weird shapes or curvature, allowing two large suitcases to be placed side by side with additional room for smaller bags and items. Overall, this car was a great purchase with no regrets and gladly look forward to driving it for many more years to come.…